The ninth Ava is a day a post and mourning. Tragical events are connected Jews in this day.

This day the Jews left the Egyptian slavery and directed in the Land of Israel , have believed the scouts sent forward as if to win this ground it is impossible. That people has doubted of power Supreme, he has been punished by the G-d: Jews should wander 40 years on desert, all sinned generation will not die out yet.

This day is connected to destruction the Temple . 9 Ava 586 up to AD Babylon armies the First Temple has been destroyed. 9 Ava 70 up to AD the Roman army has grasped and has destroyed the Second Temple. Later some years, too 9 Ava, a place on which there was a Temple, have been ploughed up. Subsequently there the new, pagan city - Elia Capitolina has been constructed.

During revolt the Bar - Kochba fortress Bejtar has fallen - the center of revolt and one of the centers of studying Torahs hundred thousand Jews have been killed by Romans or stolen in slavery, the country has become empty. There was it of the ninth Ava.

In memory of all these events prophets have decided to make the Ninth Ava day of a daily post. It is forbidden to eat, drink, carry leather footwear. In synagogues after a pray Jews sit on the ground or on low benches as it is accepted during mourning, and read book Eiha full of grief which was written by prophet Jermijagu after destruction of the First Temple.

However any mourning comes to an end a consolation, and there is no destruction without restoration. According to Tradition, Mashiah should be born the ninth Ava.